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Insights into the effects of long-term artificial selection on seed size in maize.
Genetics - 1 Sept 2014
Hirsch Candice N, Flint-Garcia Sherry A, Beissinger Timothy M, Eichten Steven R, Deshpande Shweta, Barry Kerrie, McMullen Michael D, Holland James B, Buckler Edward S, Springer Nathan, Buell C Robin, de Leon Natalia, Kaeppler Shawn M
Abstract excerpt
Grain produced from cereal crops is a primary source of human food and animal feed worldwide. To understand the genetic basis of seed-size variation, a grain yield component, we conducted a genome-wide scan to detect evidence of selection in the maize Krug Yellow Dent long-term divergent seed-size selection experiment. Previous studies have documented significant phenotypic divergence between the populations....
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